وَأَخطَلَand a long-eared hound لَوif تَعاطىattempted سَبقَoutstripping بَرقٍlightning
وَأَخطَلَ لَو تَعاطى سَبقَ بَرقٍ
لَطارَwould fly مِنَfrom الفِجاءِthe open spaces بِهِwith him جَناحُa wing
لَطارَ مِنَ الفِجاءِ بِهِ جَناحُ
And a long-eared hound—were he to try to outstrip lightning,
A wing would bear him aloft from the open spaces.
يَسوفُsniffs الأَرضَthe earth يَسأَلُasks عَنabout بَنيهاits sons
يَسوفُ الأَرضَ يَسأَلُ عَن بَنيها
فَتُخبِرُso inform أَنفَهُhis nose عَنهُabout it الرِياحُthe winds
فَتُخبِرُ أَنفَهُ عَنهُ الرِياحُ
He sniffs the earth, asking after its sons;
So the winds bring his nose word of it.
أَقَبَّlean-waisted إِذاwhen طَرَدتَyou pursued بِهِwith him قَنيصاًquarry
أَقَبَّ إِذا طَرَدتَ بِهِ قَنيصاً
تَنَكَّبَshouldered قَوسَهُits bow الأَجَلُdeath المُتاحُdestined
تَنَكَّبَ قَوسَهُ الأَجَلُ المُتاحُ
Lean-waisted—when you chase quarry with him,
Destined death shoulders its bow.
أَطَلَّloomed بِرَأسِهِupon his head لَيلٌa night بَهيمٌpitch-black
أَطَلَّ بِرَأسِهِ لَيلٌ بَهيمٌ
فَشَدَّthen lunged عَلىat مَخانِقِهِhis throat صَباحُdawn
فَشَدَّ عَلى مَخانِقِهِ صَباحُ
A pitch-black night loomed upon his head,
Then dawn lunged at his throat.
Sol 6.1